
Authentication isn’t enough: Client access controlīut authenticating the client (knowing who it is), is not enough. It enables the server to authenticate the identity of the client. Mutual TLS to the rescue! It’s an optional feature for TLS. TLS guarantees the identity of the server to the client and provides a two-way encrypted channel between the server and client.īut for a webhook application such as DocuSign Connect, that’s not enough since your application is the server and you want to confirm the identity of the client, DocuSign.


TLS is the successor to SSL and it’s an excellent standard with many features. Any time you use a web browser to connect to a secure site ( you’re using Transport Layer Security (TLS).
